Art along the Backroads is Oct. 13

Friday

Aug 24, 2012 at 6:00 AMOct 9, 2012 at 7:07 AM

By Pamela H. Sacks Photography by Tom Rettig

Like pumpkin carving and apple picking, a two-day event known as the Backroads Studio Tour has become a much anticipated fall tradition in Central Massachusetts. The tour, now in its 20th year, offers an opportunity for visitors to chat with 15 artisans in the studios where they produce their crafts.

Sixteen local businesses sponsor the tour, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14. The route takes visitors through Barre, New Braintree, North Brookfield, West Brookfield and Warren, where the fall foliage is often spectacular.

Elisabeth Hyder of Brookfield PaperWorks, one of the craftspeople profiled in this issue of Worcester Living, is the only artisan who has participated in the event since its inception. She said she thoroughly enjoys the two days each year when she can throw open the doors of her studio, meet new people and explain her work.

“It's fun,” Hyder said. “So many people have no idea that we're here.”

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